Apocynaceae
Asclepias tuberosa subsp. tuberosa
Asclepias tuberosa subsp. tuberosa
Also known as Asclepias tuberosa var. prealta, Asclepias tuberosa f. bicolor, Asclepias tuberosa var. flexuosa, Asclepias decumbens
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Butterfly Weed · Milkweed · Native Perennial · Monarch Butterfly · Pollinator · Wildflower · Asclepias · Drought Tolerant · Prairie · Orange Flowers
Butterfly weed is a hardy native perennial that thrives in well-drained soil with full to partial sun. Once established it is very drought tolerant and requires little supplemental watering or fertilizing. It is a vital host plant for monarch butterflies and a magnet for a wide range of pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days during establishment, then rarely once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.8–6.8
- Temperature
- -10°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, Mexico Northwest, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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